Mi-crop-weather State Michigan Crop Weather Released June 14, 2004 Week Ending Date June 13, 2004 Issue MI-CW2404 Agricultural Summary Warm and Wet Four days were suitable for fieldwork during the week ending June 13, according to the USDA-NASS-Michigan Statistical Office. In the southern part of the State, warmer temperatures helped crops progress over the week, but wet conditions limited fieldwork activities. Growers in the Upper Peninsula and northern parts of the Lower Peninsula reported fieldwork and crop progress up to 2 weeks behind normal. Precipitation amounts ranged from 0.66 inches in the eastern Upper Peninsula to 2.14 inches in the western and southwest Lower Peninsula. Six of eight Lower Peninsula districts reported more than 1 inch of precipitation for the week. Temperatures ranged from 2 degrees above normal in the eastern Upper Peninsula and east central Lower Peninsula to 5 degrees above normal in the northwest Lower Peninsula. Growers in the south central commented, "Everything is about at a standstill. It just keeps on raining. We get going good and then it rains not just a little, but a lot." A farmer in the southwest agreed "We had several dry days and now some more rain. It's tough to get caught up." Field Crops Report Field Crops Growers dodged scattered showers during the last week, with several areas receiving heavy rains which slowed or stopped most planting and spraying activities. Warmer and relatively dry conditions early in the week helped farmers in a few districts make some progress. Due to the wet conditions and delayed applications of herbicides, heavy weed pressure was reported in many crops. Corn planting continued, weather permitting, and many operators were attempting to get the crop sprayed. Operators made limited progress on the first cutting of hay. Farmers attempting to bale dry hay were hampered by the weather. The humid and wet conditions were more conducive to putting up haylage. Soybean planting progressed early in the week. Earlier plantings continued to emerge and farmers made some spraying progress. Some water damage was reported. Farmers continued to scout fields for disease problems in the wheat crop. The excess moisture had growers in most districts carefully monitoring the crop as it progressed in the critical heading stage. The crop started to turn in the southeast. Oats continued heading out. Dry bean planting moved along. Fruit, Vegetable, and Specialty Crops Report Fruit Temperatures increased throughout the State last week, and insect activity did as well. Scattered rain showers left some areas with large amounts of rain and others with spotty, light precipitation. Apple growth continued to progress in the warmer temperatures, with sizes up to 1.25 inches in diameter. In the southeast, potato leaf hopper numbers were high. In the Grand Rapids area, the rain caused an increase in fireblight. The second generation for oblique banded leaf hopper has begun throughout the State. Pears had similar problems with the leaf hopper and with plum curculio. Sweet cherries in the southeast continued to show signs of bacterial canker. Brown rot and cherry leaf spot were prevalent in the southwest. Grapes began to bloom late last week, and grape berry moth numbers increased. Raspberries and blackberries continued to bloom in the southwest and southeast. Small green fruit were reported in other parts of the State. Harvest was underway for strawberries. Gray mold, leather rot, and leaf curl have been spotted in the southeast. Vegetables Vegetable growing areas received scattered showers during much of the week. Farmers in the west central reported very heavy rains. In several districts, warmer temperatures over the week helped plants make use of the moisture. The asparagus harvest was slowing down in the west central and nearly complete in the southwest. Several processors had shut down for the year. Asparagus beetle and various disease problems were reported. Tomatoes under tunnels in the southwest had one-inch fruit. Warmer temperatures helped the crop in the southeast. Onions were doing well, although spotty moisture damage was reported. Carrots also improved over the week. Growers in the west central were able to kill the cover crop and spray for aster leafhopper. Farmers across the State continued planting squash and pumpkins. In the southwest, potatoes were flowering. Harvest of zucchini under tunnels was expected to begin shortly. Sweet corn greened up in response to the warmer temperatures. Pepper planting and transplanting continued. Celery planting progressed. Cabbage in the southeast looked good. Soil Moisture and Crop Condition Tables Soil moisture for week ending 06/13/04 --------------------------------------------- : Very : : : Stratum : short : Short :Adequate:Surplus --------------------------------------------- : Percent : Topsoil : 0 2 44 54 Subsoil : 1 2 59 38 --------------------------------------------- Crop condition for week ending 06/13/04 ----------------------------------------------------------- : Very : : : : Crop : poor : Poor : Fair : Good :Excellent ----------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : All Hay : 2 7 31 48 12 Barley : 5 6 62 26 1 Corn : 5 11 34 42 8 Oats : 6 10 32 44 8 Pasture : 1 4 23 54 18 Soybeans : 2 8 39 41 10 Winter Wheat : 0 4 24 56 16 ----------------------------------------------------------- Crop progress for week ending 06/13/04 ------------------------------------------------------------ : This : Last : Last :5-year Crop : week : week : year :average ------------------------------------------------------------ : Inches : Corn, height : 6 NA NA NA : : Percent : All hay, first cutting : 44 19 39 40 Asparagus, harvested : 79 70 88 89 Corn, planted : 95 84 99 99 Corn, emerged : 79 67 93 92 Dry beans, planted : 28 1 17 32 Oats, headed : 22 14 NA NA Potatoes, planted : 98 90 NA NA Potatoes, emerged : 80 63 NA NA Soybeans, planted : 81 60 90 87 Soybeans, emerged : 62 39 69 74 Strawberries, harvested : 38 29 NA NA Winter wheat, headed : 98 63 70 87 ------------------------------------------------------------ Contact Information U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Michigan Statistical Office P.O. Box 26248 Lansing, MI 48909-6248 517-324-5300; or 800-453-7501 Fax 517-324-5299 email: nass-mi@nass.usda.gov Web Page: http:/www.nass.usda.gov/mi Weather Information Table Michigan Weather Summary for Week Ending 06/13/04 1/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : :Cumulative growing: : Temperature : degree days 2/ : Precipitation :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : Normal Station : : :Departure: : : :This:Last :Last : Since :------------- :Maximum :Minimum : from :2004 :2003 :Normal:week: two :four :April 1: Since : For : : : normal : : : : :weeks:weeks: :April 1:month ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ironwood : 90 39 418 428 0.88 2.48 5.17 8.64 Marquette : 90 40 362 397 0.89 2.70 5.87 9.70 Stephenson : 90 45 499 537 0.18 2.93 5.35 9.49 Western UP : 90 39 3 404 431 447 0.80 2.50 5.07 8.26 7.05 3.61 : Cornell : 87 42 327 433 0.69 2.16 4.57 7.24 Sault St Marie : 81 45 270 391 0.66 2.05 4.62 8.09 Eastern UP : 90 33 2 301 362 330 0.66 1.79 3.85 6.43 6.68 3.26 : Beulah : 87 52 517 479 1.64 3.23 5.65 12.55 Lake City : 88 51 540 472 0.76 1.55 4.71 12.43 Old Mission : 88 52 498 441 1.14 1.71 5.07 9.67 Pellston : 88 42 478 462 0.47 1.41 5.05 8.03 Northwest : 88 42 5 491 443 529 0.95 1.87 4.77 9.97 6.57 3.03 : Alpena : 92 38 449 398 0.43 1.23 3.74 7.62 Houghton Lake : 87 49 562 513 1.03 1.30 4.79 11.71 Rogers City : 90 45 506 394 0.73 1.43 4.01 9.31 Northeast : 92 38 3 522 465 501 0.78 1.55 4.30 9.97 6.51 2.90 : Fremont : 87 52 668 584 0.45 1.19 4.26 11.21 Hart : 87 53 610 498 1.80 2.70 5.36 13.02 Muskegon : 87 55 673 548 2.41 3.00 9.39 13.85 West Central : 87 52 4 633 535 602 2.14 2.92 6.76 13.06 7.15 2.94 : Alma : 92 53 735 557 1.90 2.00 5.19 11.95 Big Rapids : 90 50 670 545 1.79 1.87 4.70 10.01 Central : 92 50 3 708 546 647 1.95 2.04 5.14 11.70 7.17 3.36 : Bad Axe : 90 47 603 400 1.38 1.38 3.99 11.01 Pigeon : 90 48 579 428 1.31 1.62 5.11 12.14 Saginaw : 91 54 682 506 1.15 1.37 4.14 11.15 Standish : 90 49 608 466 1.07 1.58 2.90 11.56 East Central : 91 46 2 606 460 627 1.48 1.80 4.47 11.57 6.44 3.08 : Fennville : 87 55 738 536 1.12 1.40 5.86 9.83 Grand Rapids : 90 57 849 576 1.08 1.47 6.84 13.49 Holland : 88 56 753 544 1.50 1.85 4.66 8.53 South Bend, IN : 91 58 928 645 4.13 4.39 8.23 11.47 Watervliet : 89 55 803 592 4.44 4.48 8.35 11.48 Southwest : 92 45 4 800 602 695 2.14 2.59 7.05 11.33 7.90 3.55 : Belding : 89 52 762 556 1.79 2.03 6.22 11.51 Coldwater : 84 52 776 570 2.67 3.08 5.60 9.66 Lansing : 89 54 793 591 1.55 1.66 7.15 12.60 South Central : 92 51 3 792 601 696 1.94 2.29 6.80 11.91 7.55 3.57 : Detroit : 90 54 843 640 1.51 1.75 6.79 10.39 Flint : 90 55 836 608 0.90 1.80 5.87 10.01 Romeo : 90 49 752 542 1.17 1.44 5.77 11.77 Tipton : 89 52 783 601 3.24 3.30 6.13 10.33 Toledo, OH : 92 57 921 664 1.88 2.30 4.99 7.90 Southeast : 92 49 3 797 610 665 1.95 2.24 5.96 10.65 7.45 3.36 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Issued by the Federal/State Michigan Agricultural Statistics Service in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Commerce, Michigan State University's Cooperative Extension Service, Agricultural Meteorologist, Department of Geography, and Crop Advisory Team ALERTS. 2/ Growing degree days (GDD) is the sum of daily mean temperatures minus 50 per day, 86 maximum And 50 minimum. The GDD is accumulative from April 1.